Scaling of Pseudorapidity Distributions at c.m. Energies Up to 0.9-TeV

The UA5 collaboration Alner, G.J. ; Ansorge, R.E. ; Asman, B. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 33 (1986) 1-6, 1986.
Inspire Record 233599 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.15816

New data are presented on charged particle pseudorapidity distributions for inelastic events produced at c.m. energies\(\sqrt s \)=200 and 900 GeV. The data were obtained at the CERN antiproton-proton Collider operated in a new pulsed mode. The rise of the central density ρ(0) at energies up to\(\sqrt s \)=900 GeV has been studied. A new form of central region scaling is found involving the densityρn(0) for charged multiplicityn, namely that the scaled central densityρn(0)/ρ(0) expressed as a function ofz=n/〈n〉 is independent ofs. Scaling in the fragmentation region holds to 10–20%, and the small amount of scalebreaking observed here could be accommodated within the framework suggested by Wdowcyk and Wolfendale to account for both accelerator and cosmic ray data.

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Diffraction Dissociation at the {CERN} Pulsed Collider at {CM} Energies of 900-{GeV} and 200-{GeV}

The UA5 collaboration Ansorge, R.E. ; Åsman, B. ; Booth, C.N. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 33 (1986) 175, 1986.
Inspire Record 232615 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.15812

Cross-sections for diffractive particle production and pseudorapidity distributions of the decay products of diffractive states are presented. The data were obtained with the UA 5 streamer chamber detector at the CERNpp Collider operated in a new pulsed mode yieldingpp interactions at c.m. energies of 900 and 200 GeV. Data recorded with a special trigger designed to select a sample of events enriched in single-diffractive interactions clearly favour apt-limited fragmentation of diffractive states. The cross-section for single-diffractive particle production ϊ was found to be 7.8±0.5±1.1 mb at 900 GeV and 4.8±0.5±0.8 mb at 200 GeV (first error statistical, second systematic). From the pseudorapidity distribution of diffractive states we deduce the average number of charged particles to be 6.5±1.0 at 900 GeV and 4.1±1.1 at 200 GeV. Furthermore we report on our estimates for the cross-section of double-diffractive particle production at both Collider energies.

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Single diffractive cross sections.

Average number of single diffractive charged particles.

Estimate of the double diffractive cross sections.


Scaling Violations in Multiplicity Distributions at 200-GeV and 900-GeV

The UA5 collaboration Alner, G.J. ; Ansorge, R.E. ; Asman, B. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 167 (1986) 476-480, 1986.
Inspire Record 220002 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.30284

New data are presented on charged particle multiplicity distributions for non single-diffractive events produced at CM energies s = 200 and 900 GeV . The data were obtained at the CERN antiproton-proton collider operated in a new pulsed mode. The multiplicity distributions are very well described by a negative binomial distribution. The highest energy data show no sign of approaching scaling, confirming our earlier results on the breaking of KNO scaling. The energy variation of the average charged multiplicity can be fitted to a quadratic in ln s or a s 0.13 dependence.

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Figure gives uncorrected multiplicity distributions. Here we give the corrected distributions. Data supplied by D. Ward.

Results for multiplicity moments based on negative binomial fit to corrected data. Errors reflect both statistical and systematic effects. Results from earlier data at 546 Gev cm energy are also given.

C moments for corrected data where CQ=<N**Q>/<N>**Q.